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Sept. 16, 1924.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known thatwe, FITCH H. BEAcH and FREDS. BEACH, citizens of the'United States, residing at Charlotte, inthecounty-of Eaton and State of M-ichigamhave invented a new and usefulBucket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to scoops and more particularly scoopsespecially designed :for scooping gravel, beach sand 'orthe ike, andaimsto improve genera-ll" the construction as illustrated infth'e' atentNumber 1,453,540.

An important object of the invention is the provision of meansforoperatingtlie scoop to throw the scoop to its inactive or activeposition.

- vAnother object of the invention to provide means for restricting'lateral movement of the scoop and at the same timefiprevent the scoofrom turningover when employed for digging in deep water. I "Vit'h theforegoing and other objects in view which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafter described andclaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what isclaimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a scoop constructed in accordance withthe invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the scoop and its operating cables.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through the scoop.

Figure 6 is a perspective view disclosing the manner of pivotallysupporting the scoop within its frame.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference characterb designatesthe'side bars of the frame in which the scoop is su orted, the barsbeing formed preferably Lao Sheet metal.

The side bars 5 are relatively wide and are provided with a plurality ofspaced enings 6 that accommodate the bolts 7 w 'ich also extendthr011ghopenings in the runners 8 so that the runners may be adjustedvertically and cause the scoop, to be hereinafter .QGT' Applicationfiled March 19,1924. swarm. 700,285;

Secured "tothe inner surfaces'o'f the b'ars are bracket members f9'which have 'oifset portions 10 prov ded "with openings to re ce ve theb0 ts'-'11 that "also through suitable openings infthe'side ,wall's1201f the scoop, thereby. providing a means for securing the scoop' tothe frame which will allow forfree pivetarmove nc of tlie'scoopwithinits'frainefl ,f f

p The side wallsio'f thfscoopareconnected by-th'efu per late 13 tearplate 14, the lower e geo therear'plate 14 'actingas a digging blade toscoop up material, which is forced into the upper'portion of the scoopas the scoop is drawn over the ground sur- 7 face. In order that'thescoop will be braced along its side walls, bars 15 are provided andbolted to the side walls of the scoop, as shown by Figures 4 and 5 ofthe drawings.

Mounted on the :npper plate '13 and 'disposed at a point substantiallyintermediate its side .edge s,'.are spaced arms 16 between which thepulley '17 is mounted, which pulley receives the flexible operatingmember .18 that is shown as operating over the pulley 19 carried'in-the'pull'ey frame 20 supported by the post 21 that may be positionedin the bed ofthe'b'ody'of water "in which the scoop is working, the postbeing positioned at a point remote from the shore so that upon movementof the flexible member .18 in one direction, the scoop and itssupporting frame will be moved "to a position where it may be drawntowards the'shore infits-operation.

At the forward end of the frame proper are upstanding'armsfindicated at22 which are held in upright position'sby means of the angular barsConnecti g the arms isa shaft24 on which are-mounted pllllys 25 overwhich the flexible members 25" operate the ends 'of'the flexibl membersbeing secured. to the plates 26 oft the. scoop so that as the fl xiblemembers 25 I are pulled, the scoo will be tilted within it heme,

T e flexible Ine'mber'T8 connedts with the flexible members 25' at 27,portions of the members .25 passing through .eyes .28 formed inthejmembejrsfltl that are" secured; to the side bars 5 of the frame.Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, when a pull isdirected-to the flexible member 18 in the direction of the arrow asshown by Figure 4 6f the drawings, the scoop will be moved to a positionas illustrated by Figure 4 of the drawings, thereby releasing any ma-,terial which may beheld'in thescoop, and

- its aotive position byIgravitation.

A; ,flexiblemember 32 is connected to the 1 forward end ofithe'wframeand operates over the, pulley 33, Twhich flexible member may be ivoi ndon -a Siiitzrbl ,drumnot shown, for

; drawing the'frame and its scoop to the shore to dump, the contentsthereof;

From'the' foregoing it will be obvious that by pulling the flexiblemember 32 and slackening the flexible 'member 18, the frame-and itsgroup may be moved in one direction and when it is desired vto dump thecontents of the' sco'op, the flexible member 18 is pulled and theflexible" member 32 is slackened, thereby directing a pull on theflexible members 25 mo ving the scoop to a position as in dicat'ed byFigure 4 of the drawings and at the sametime drawing the frame and scoopto its initial or loading position.

' Itmight be further stated that brackets 34 are adjustably supported onthe scoop and extend laterally therefrom, the lower ends of the bracketsextending at right angles to be engaged by the flexible members 25 whenthe flexiblemembers are tightened when the scoop is moved to itsdischarging position, thereby causing the scoop to be elevated from therear thereof.

I We claim 1. In a scoop, a, supporting frame includingside bars, ascooping member pivotally supported betweenthe side bars of the frame,alflexible member having connection with the forward ends of the frameto move the frame and scoop in one direction, a flexible member havingconnection with-the scoop and contactingwith the frame'to move the framein the opposite direction and simultaneously move'the' scoop to adischarging position.

, 2. In ascoop, a supporting frame including side'members, ascoopingmember pivot 5 PPQ f edhe eenthe side mem e a pulleysupported on the,upper surface of the scooping member, a flexible. member havingconnection with the frame to move the frame in one direction, a flexiblemember having connection with the scoop, means for securing the lastmentioned flexible member "to the frame, and said last mentioned flex-,ible member adapted to engage the pulley to hold the scoop and frameagainst turning over.

.. 3. In a scoop, a supporting frame inchict ing side members, ascooping member including side walls, means for .pivotally-conheatingthe forward ends of the side walls A -.of the scooping member to theside bars of the frame to permit the scooping memher to swing to adischarging position, means for moving the scoop in one direction, and

means having connection with the scooping member and engaging the frame,for simultaneouslymoving the scooping memberxto its dischargingposition and moving -the frame in the opposite direction 4. In a scoop aframe, angle frame, and: providing runners to restrict movement of theframe Withiritheground surface over which the frame :ismoving', a

scooping member pivotally supportedby bars on the the frame, upstandingarms disposed "at the forward end of ,the frame, pulleyssupported by thearms, .saidframe having eyes, flexible members passing through the eyes'of the frame and over the pulleys, said flexible members havingconnection with the scooping member, said flexible member adapted tomove the scooping member to its discharging position, and simultaneouslymove the frame in one direction, and means for moving the scoop in theopposite direction. a

5. In a scoop, a supporting frame including side members, bracketmembers secured to the side bars and spaced from the side bars,

a scooping member including side walls,

.means extending through the side walls of the scooping member andbracket members for pivotally connecting the scooping member to theframe, means for moving the scoop in one direction, and means for movingthe frame in the opposite direction, and simultaneously moving thescooping member to a discharging position. a

6. In a scoop, a supporting frame. a scoop pivotally supported by theframe, ,a pulley mounted on the upper surface of the scoop, a flexiblemember operating under the pulley for normally holding the scoop in anupright position, and a flexible member for moving the scoop. U

I In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaffixed our s1gna tures, a v v FITCH H.'BEACH.

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